Cosmo Valdemar

I love him. I saw him when I was a kid with... Vikki Clayton I think? I seem to remember it was in support of the This Was Band but I might be mistaken. I remember Fred playing Toccata in D Minor. Blew me away. And on a Squier too! 😁

War Machine - KISS

I'm going to go on with the Hipshot. It looks like others have used a couple of felt spacers to fill the gap caused by the archtop.

Hipshot it is then! 😁

Good egg! It does looks closer than the Hipshot.

The Hipshot is here already! I'm in two minds about keeping it or exchanging it for the Babicz. I prefer the less brutal look of the Hipshot, but if the Babicz fits the body better... Andy - could you do me a favour and take a picture or two showing how well the Babicz fits against the arch of the body?

Miles Beyond - Mahavishnu Orchestra

Ace of Wands - Steve Hackett

This just popped up on FB...

Discontinued 😩

Ooh, what one? I'm guessing not the Telecaster one

Yes, definitely! It's quite something. The gold is next on my list! There's a red Anniversary model on Ebay at the moment if that's your thing... I was tempted. Actually, a case is next on my list. Good luck with that...

Another glamour shot.

Incidentally, I finally got to play the bass amplified today. It disguises itself as a refined, almost genteel instrument, but there's a growling beast hiding in there! It responds extremely well to distortion - I tried it with five different distortion pedals of varying ferocity and it loved them all. It's a bit of a cliché but it's a very honest tone - it sounds just like it's acoustic sound, only... amplified. My '51 Precision was similar but that had a looser tone, spiky and a bit wild. Absolute joy of a bass. I picked up my Rickenbacker after and it felt like a brick.

It looks like you need to add a couple of foam spacers under the Hipshot to make up for the gap caused by the archtop. We'll see.

Interesting... perhaps I was hasty buying the Hipshot.

I've got a Hipshot on the way... does the Babicz leave a gap along the bottom edge?

Let's Pretend - Life Of Agony

Chocolate Salty Balls - Chef

This. My Dano Longhorn can do it.

Love Beach - ELP

Goodbye To Yesterday - Spock's Beard

This is wonderful. Look how happy they are - especially John. Made me quite emotional!

This thing is an absolute delight to play. Gorgeous neck, thick but very fast.

In My Life - Johnny and The Moondogs